Extreme Bond Primer

[aaron]

Hello! I have no business being in any of the forms here since I'm one of those people you have to come and fix the mess they made when they can no longer handle it, but I will throw myself at your mercy all the same.

I'm stupidly trying to paint oak spindles with a plastic coating. They are builder's grade, so...  Are all you professionals sick to death of fixing messes from Pinterest idiots, like myself, yet?


I purchased the Extreme Bond Primer since I can't find Stix locally and the Zinsser Cover Stain was giving me Black Lung ( I know it's not possible), great reasoning.  I bought a Purdy 12", 3/4" core frame and the Purdy Colossus microfiber .5" nap on the advice of the SW employee and a professional in the store.

I have sanded, used Acetone and deglosser, tried multiple brushes, with failure and shedding.

I suspect the first problem is the microfiber.  I let the first one marinate in the paint for 5 mins. with fuzz galore on the spindles.  Next one, I washed in water and dried until damp, another 5 in paint, same outcome.  Think I tainted the paint the first f**k up, I dumped it and put fresh in the tray.  More fuzz.  The form the roller takes on as well as the massive amount of paint it eats gives me pause.

If anyone has made it to the end of this and has ideas, please share before I open and vein, or worse yet break out my Earlex HV5500 and really make it bad.

As an aside, I have purchased 3 guides, one just to make the donation to the site for all the free and invaluable help you all provide.  Would love to see a "donate" option to make it more fair to you all!

[Jack Pauhl]

What is the name of the product for the plastic coating? And thank you for your support. It is very much appreciated. There is a donate option although I typically only post it when asked.

[aaron]

Hi!  I'm sorry I wasn't clear that I assume it is a poly since alcohol, thinner, etc didn't make the coating budge.  I thought I did good prep, used the Abranet paper you mention in the Oak guide, shop vacced it well between sanding, etc..  I used a maroon scotch brite with TSP sub and washed it well after, leaving it to dry overnight before I put on the first primer coat.


I'm (hopefully) attaching a picture of my problem with the shedding, or maybe it is my lack of ability and not the Purdy microfiber.


Thank you for linking me to the donate button as well!  I really do appreciate your time.

[Jack Pauhl]

Aaron, use this one. Home Depot has them. You want the 4 inch and get the frame for it (sometimes sold as a kit). You can use a thinner nap. 9/16 is thick for what you are doing.

[aaron]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!  Home Depot only had the 6inch so I got that just to see and you were dead on!  Obviously the 6" isn't going to work on the spindles and between so I ordered 4's, but it is night and day.

While at Home Depot, I grabbed the 1 and 1.5 inch brushes you showed another member on a thread.  They are in a black box, "Best" brand, only about $6...amazing too.  Naturally they are already looking worse for wear and won't make it past this project, but are exactly what I needed to cram up in some places. If you have spoken highly of a brush, I'll try to find it, so I have the Proform Blaze from your Oak guide and it is too big for my toddler-like hands in cases such as this.

One more question if I may be so greedy, do I now proceed to step 3 in the Oak guide, sanding the first primer coat with 180 and then 2nd coat of primer?  Since I (unwisely) stopped using the Cover Stain for the SW Extreme Bond, do I still follow the guide?

A million thanks!

[Jack Pauhl]

I suppose you can follow the guide steps although I do not have any experience using Extreme Bond over oak in your scenario to hide grain. You should be able to get similar results with Extreme Bond as long it can be sanded easily.

[aaron]

Hello! In the last post I promised that was my last question, but I was wrong. Sorry. Maybe this will be the last.  I'm not even sure if I am in the right thread at this point so move me if need be.

Which direction should I be painting? My top and bottom flat moving into an oval shape with double ovals between.  Confusing description, but I'm sure you have encountered these many times.  Lots of nooks and crannies I basically need an artist brush to get in.

So, vertically on the flat top and bottom, but should I try to go all the way around horizontally or vertically.

As an aside, I would like to say this is the dumbest project I've attempted.  Pinterest and blogs try to say it's a cakewalk and I disagree.  I think a lot of people discount that painting his a true craft and highly skilled profession thinking anyone can do and save money in the process.  If I tallied the money spent buying supplies, going to the paint stores 4 times, dragging supplies out and cleaning up nightly, stoping 10 times a night for homework, dinners, etc, audio books to keep me sane, and possible divorce lawyers, I could have paid a pro by now. I also suspect when you get close up on DIY folks cabinets and stairs, they don't look so great. However I'm not a DIY person and lack skill, so it might me all me. Off my soapbox now.

Thank you, thank you, thank you again for your time.  This might really be the last time as I'm pretty close to throwing in the towel and calling a pro. ~ A-Aron who's "done messed up".

[Jack Pauhl]

We typically have one person on one side and another person on the other but you can possibly work 2 or 3 spindles at a time by yourself. Two flat edges per side.

[aaron]

Thank you so much for your valuable time and attention.